Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Richard Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 264th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Richard Street (CV2 4FU) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the St Michael's average (240.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Richard Street (CV2 4FU), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Street. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in King Richard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobb Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Cobb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cobb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brunel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Catherine Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Brighton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Brighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Brighton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brighton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mowbray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Margaret Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Wren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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